Celtic 0 Arsenal 2: Sorry, but that second goal wasn’t lucky + playa ratings
CAN we get one thing clear? Arsenal were lucky once last night, not twice and not even three times as Gordon Strachan tried to suggest on SKY.
We were undoubtedly lucky when Cesc Fabregas’ free-kick flew in off William Gallas’ back just before the break. Those things happen once in a blue moon and just as the defending side can do little to stop it happening, so the attacking side can do little to make it happen.
The second was no fluke. Fresh legged Abou Diaby carved Celtic open with a neat turn, he played in Gael Clichy who put in a low cross headed for the feet of Niklas Bendtner. It meant the covering defender had to go for it and despite not actually being in line with the goal, he skewed it into the far corner. Had he connected at right-angles with it, it would have gone for a corner. But he didn’t and it went in.
Dozens of these goals will be scored every season and all depend on a good ball in in the first place.
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I mention the fact he was not in line with the goal because a couple of minutes earlier William Gallas had been when a ball was slung in headed for the Celtic striker behind him. So had Gallas connected at right angles it would have gone in. But he didn’t and used all his experience to divert it the right side of the post. Great defending.
And finally, the incident where the ball flew up and hit Bendtner, was never, ever a penalty. And I’d say that were the shoe on the other foot. An unseemly culture has developed where teams view a handball penalty as the cheap way to get back into a game.
The irony is we were probably at our sharpest in the first half when we enjoyed our fewest chances. We matched an impressive Celtic and both sides moved the ball well. But chances were at a premium – Arshavin netted but was offside and Robin Van Persie could not take down Cesc’s sand wedge of a though ball. They had one shot and before that Vermaelen intercepted expertly.
With the goal just before the break, the second half became more open but unlike at Goodison, our touch was not sound and we missed chances. Fortunately, one went in eventually and throughout it all the midfield and defence were fairly heroic, ensuring Celtic created next to nothing.
If the springboard for the win was lucky, the win itself was not and it’s been a very decent first few days.
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